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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1943
Page
6
The June to July ration schedule lists when Red N and Blue K L M stamps remain valid for meats fats coffee shoes and fuel items. Several stamps expire by June 30 July 7 October 31 and January 4 of 1944 with transfers allowed within families and second tier inspections for B gasoline holders due by deadlines.
Bus routes listed show daily eastbound from Washington to Omaha Chicago and Iowa City with multiple departures and arrivals. Washington to Iowa City times include 6:55 am 8:00 am 8:16 am 9:25 am and 6:00 pm 7:29 pm 7:30 pm 8:40 pm, with Knoxville runs noted and a westbound service.
List your needs and garden surpluses with the OCD and you will be guided to proper contacts. Telephone 380.
The notice lists expiry dates for Period Five wartime stamps. September 30 1943 expires Period Five coupons from 1942 43 season and fuel oil. July 21 expires Gasoline Stamps No 6 in A books. August 15 expires Sugar Stamp No 13. October 31 expires Sugar Stamps Nos 15 16 for home canning and Stamp No 18. Second inspection for A gasoline book holders must be completed by date.
Sunday evening visitors include Clyde Thompson family and Lafe Klopfenstein group at Jesse Stout home. Families Johann Martin home near Crawfordsville hosts S C Wittmer group Thursday. Regular gatherings feature Westen Zieglowsky and Lun ning households with multiple excursions to Lake Klopfenstein and surrounding homes across Havre.
The article estimates that about 25 million bushels of wheat and a similar amount of oats are lost each year in the country due to smut diseases.
Washington notes that during World War I a broad conservation push included meatless and wheatless days, weekly porkless Saturdays, heatless Mondays, and sugar rations. Officials warned of potential shoe and apparel rationing if the war continued.
A medical note cites a Montevideo journal report of coffee colored spots on the face cured by ovary extract injections and estrone ointment. After months, pigmentation faded but recurred after stopping treatment. authors urge trial of correcting genital ailments as a potential remedy.
Two printers apprentices at San Quentin prison newspaper were put in solitary confinement after using the paper’s press to print spurious payroll checks totaling 500 dollars. Raymond Williams and Joe Canalles, both from Los Angeles, planned to mail the fraudulent checks wrapped in the newspaper to an outside confederate. Warden Clinton Duffy said he foiled the plot.
Temple City California report on David F Jorgensen claiming to have built a superior mousetrap. The device uses a pull string to release the trap and a handle for lighting and safe pickup in the dark. No commercial path or buyer yet.
Fairbanks reports Kitty O'Brien, a noted North taxi driver, adding a two seat bicycle for passenger rides and deliveries. She started as a truck driver and freighter and built a pre war taxi business with tourists.
The 1941 honey crop exceeded 200 million pounds while last year’s harvest was estimated at 150 to 200 million pounds, reflecting strong output in the industry.
A Brazilian study reported by the American Journal of Sciences shows insulin given once daily to 30 underweight patients increased appetite and aided weight gain. Injections started at eight units, rose by appetite, and were stopped gradually after normal weight was reached, with meals during rising hunger.
X rays reveal adhesions or tumors only if they obstruct the bowel or stomach. Operation shock can cause many symptoms including head pain, eye disturbance, indigestion, tired nerves, and infected teeth as potential causes.
The eastern Gulf states record the most thunderstorm days with about 60 per year.
High quality hay is crucial amid feed shortages. Early cutting yields more protein per acre for timothy and boosts palatability and leaf content, reducing waste. For clover and alfalfa, similar benefits apply with recommended stages before bloom. Early harvest also supports vigorous regrowth for late summer.
Farmers and cities rely on renderers to dispose of dead stock. Animals such as horses cows dogs and cats are collected by trucks. The process yields leather hair fats soaps and tallow products while the dried solids are used as livestock feed.
Mrs. Minnie Holtz hosted the Senior Needle club gathering in Riverside with guest Mrs. Margaret Cress of Cedar Rapids. They knitted for Red Cross and enjoyed luncheon, assisted by Mrs. Cress. Members present included Mrs. Fitzsimmons, Mrs. O’Loughlin, Mrs. Knittel, and others.
A camp at Boise Idaho serves as a home on furlough for a serviceman visiting the area. The arrangement provides a brief rest period and local support during the service member’s break.
Demand for digitalis has risen with cultivation in Washington and Oregon, where it is grown and also found wild. A sizable portion of the drug crop is harvested from these wild plants on the Pacific slope, with leaves gathered dried and prepared for shipment.
Australia supplies the United States with more than 26 million pounds of fresh meats 20 million pounds of potatoes 25 million pounds of fruit and almost 5 million quarts of milk as reciprocal aid in the alliance.
Article notes standard life belts on ships of the United Nations are inflated with carbon dioxide gas. The gas, used to inflate belts, is the same as that used to carbonate beverages and is known in solid form as dry ice.
Breeders should start early selection of 1944 poultry breeding stock. Quality meat birds for broiling frying and roasting come from good stock, with key traits appearing early. Heavies: males show tail feathers at 12 days and complete back feathering by eight weeks to qualify as breeders.
The Bottomless Pit in the Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns National Park in southeastern New Mexico is described as 700 feet deep in local coverage. The feature is noted for its depth and location within the park.
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